Truce between Israel and Palestinians in Gaza 'does not seem very likely'

As the Egyptian Prime Minister makes a three hour visit to Gaza, he will
reportedly try to broker a ceasefire. The Telegraph's Phoebe Greenwood,
who is in the Gaza Strip, says that a "truce does not appear very likely".

Two days of Israeli air strikes have killed at least 19 Palestinians, including seven militants and 12 civilians, among them six children and a pregnant woman. A Hamas rocket killed three Israelis in the town of Kiryat Malachi on Thursday morning.

Egyptian Prime Minister Hisham Qandil has made a visit to Gaza in an effort to "stop this aggression and achieve a lasting truce."

Israel has said that it would halt its air strikes during the Egyptian Prime Minister's three-hour visit to Gaza.

The Telegraph's Phoebe Greenwood, who is in Gaza City, says that despite Mr Qandil's visit, a truce "doesn't feel very likely".